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Slim vegan Alanis Morissette (Bangshowbiz )
Canadian singer Alanis Morissette has lost 20 pounds through a strict vegan diet.
Andy Murray beats Rafael Nadal to clinch victory in Abu Dhabi (Daily Telegraph)
Andy Murray beats Rafael Nadal in final of World Tennis Championship.
Palestinians 'fear worse to come' (BBC News)
A British woman in the Gaza Strip says civilians there believe there is worse to come after seven days of bombardment by Israeli forces.
Palestinians 'fear worse to come' (BBC Devon)
A British woman in the bombarded Gaza Strip says civilians there believe there is worse to come.
Green Living: Lush founder revels in funding activism (Reuters )
As the wealthy co-founder of eco-friendly cosmetics chain Lush, Mark Constantine also revels in a more controversial role that he says is in line with his environmental creed - financier of anti-aviation activists.
The Vinyl Frontier: no space for independent record shops (Times Online)
First Woolworths, now Zavvi: another two retailers of recorded music have disappeared from the high street.
Video guide to the Word of Mouth vegetarian Christmas dinner (Guardian Unlimited)
It's hard not to notice that a lot of veggies seem to come off second best at Christmas time - Tom Norrington Davies's piece in today's G2 recognises this sad fact. Thankfully most carnivores are over the 'burn those lentil-loving heretics at the steak (sorry, stake)' attitude, but that doesn't mean they know what vegetarian dish to cook. So what I have for you, ladies and gentlemen, is a ...
Happy Newton Day! (The New Statesman)
O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel . . . Advent, we learned at school, was a time of anticipation: of looking forward to the coming of the Messiah. But we boys knew better. Advent was looking forward to something a lot more interesting - Christmas.
The middle-class blackmail gang (Times Online)
Gregg and Natasha Avery A former tailor who was described as “looking like an accountant on dress-down Friday”, Mr Avery, 41, was a founder and mastermind of the group. He has been involved in animal rights since he was a teenager.
Profiles: the seven animal rights extremists who waged hate campaign (Times Online)
Gregg Avery, the 41-year-old founder and mastermind of SHAC, has been involved in animal rights protesting since he was a teenager.